Yeah, I suppose pronounciation is hard; I've had a hard time 'rolling my tongue' in order to sound all the sounds in the English language - especially since they're not cut/broken in the same way as in Korean. Learning new languages sucks, at least at the beginning I suppose. :/

Here's a little guide, I made, hope it helps.

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I'd advise you to ignore the pronunciation that you hear; giyeok will always sound like a G, and et cetera.

Well, just pronounce the syllables sylaable by syllable; it won't be much of a problem. Heck, even I do that sometimes. As long as you pronounce each syllable clearly, you won't be misunderstood. No real need for pronunciation differences. :p

It's going to be way easier than Chinese and Japanese for reading. It's a wholly phonetic alphabet w/o the exceptions of English (like pronounciation differences of the H between Honor and Hell). Also, might be easier to recognize.

I find speaking/listening to chinese extremely hard, mostly because of the changes in 'tone'. You know what I mean, right?

Speaking Japanese might be easier, and Korean should be on the same level. It all depends on you.

It won't be like Spanish for English speakers - it'll be hard. Still, Korean might be the way to go when choosing an Asian language to learn, if not just for the easier alphabet. Just note that the syllables are all 'hard breaks'.

Thanks, i love it too! Now that you reminded me that i actually have an avatar i came to think that i've forgotten to change it since like last christmas. How did you even get to see it? I rarely ever post.

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